Shoe-protector.



PATENTED MAY 8,-1906.

P. N. PATTERSON.` SHOE PEOTEOTOE APPLICATION FILED MAEQza gaven/bo@abbr/nega wifi/num NTED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

SHOE-PROTECTOR.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

meenten may s, 1906.

Application filed March 25, 1904. Serial No. 200,06 '7.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC NoRToN PATTERSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,

residing at Marianna, in the county of Lee, State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Protectors, and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the'same.

This invention relates to shoe-protectors; and it has Jfor its object toprovide a simple and cheap article that may be easily and quicklyapplied over the toe of the shoe to protect it from wear and which willbe of such size and construction that it may be easily carried in thepocket when not in use.

The protector is particularly designed for use by lumber inspectors toprevent wear of the toe of the shoe inkicking lumber, although it willbe understood that it may be used under any conditions where the toe ofthe shoe is to `be protected.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, Aand in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the protector, a shoe on which theprotectorl is disposed being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is avertical section taken longitudinally through the toe portion of theprotector. Fig. 3 is a detail-sectional view showing the manner ofattaching a buckle.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a shoe-protectorcomprising a toecover and securing-straps. The toe-cover consists of abottom piece orl sole 5, of leather, substantially semi-elliptical inshape to correspond to the front portion of the sole of the shoe, andsecured to the curved edge portion of this sole 5 is a soft-leathermember 6 in the shape of a shoe-tip and which when the protector is inplace upon the toe of the shoe iits over the top of the latter, the toeof the shoe being received snugly between it and the sole portion 5. Thesole portion 5 is tapered vertically at its rear edge portion, so thatwhen in place on a shoe it will not form vsheet-brass or other suitablemetal.

an abrupt ridge and be uncomfortable, and this rear edge portion has abinding Sher e iront portion of the member 6 has a tip 8, of sheet-brassor other suitable metal, which extends downwardly and is lapped overagainst the bottom of the sole and serves to prevent cutting of theleather tip.

Fastened to the rear portions of the sides of the member 6 are straps 10and l1, of which the-former is sufficiently long to pass along one sideof the shoe and around the back and as far as the instep on the oppositeside. The strap 1 1 is provided with a buckle 12 at its Jfree end and isoi such length that the strap 10 may be engaged with the buckle to holdthe protector upon the toe of the shoe. A third strap 16 is attached tothe strap 11 `at the buckle and is attached to the strap 10 at the samedistance from the sole ci the protector, the free ends of the strap 16being both above the straps 10 and 11 and one of these free ends havinga buckle 17 for engagement by the other free ends, so vthat the strap 16may be Jfastened iirmly around the instep of the shoe and will hold thestraps 10 and 11 from slipping downwardly.

From the above it will be understood that the present article may beeasily and quickly attached to a shoe and removed therefrom and thatwhen in place it will protect the shoe from injury at thetoe.

It will be noted upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings that thebottom edge oi the upper member 6 of the tip is let into the edge of thesole 5 and that the metal tip is against the outer Jface of the sole, sothat the parts are held securely together, and no insole is necessary togive a smooth inner surface to the sole.

What is claimed is A shoe-protector consisting of a sole, the rear edgeportion of the sole being tapered, a metal binding secured upon the rearedge portion of the sole, an upper member let into the front and sideedges of the sole, a metal tip secured over the front portion of vtheupper member and against the bottom of the iront edge of the sole,straps secured immovable to the inner rear edge portion of the upfreeend, said second strap also extending beper member at opposite sidesthereof, one of neath the first strap. 1o said straps having a bucklefor engagement In testimony Whereof1 I alli); my signature by the otherstrap, and a strap secured to opn presence of tWo Witnesses.

posite inner faces of the rst-named strap F. N. PATTERSON. with its freeend portions above the latter Witnesses:

and a buckle at one free end of the last-named BEN SMITH,

strap arranged for engagement by the other W. T. MoCLINTooK.

